WAIMEA ROAD BOARD

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XII, Issue 162, 11 July 1877, Page 4

WAIMEA ROAD BOARD

a July 7. S" ji, r m^ atgichmoad. JThe ( minute's of the tn'eeiinga of ratepayera 1 :' tAiftlact ratepayera to SH up the vacancies having beeor- read, showing jthafc . the Board for. the current year [will consist' of'^ieasrk, White, Hartey^ Wit»i Bell, Hoi|and; and Fo^U3r,.. Mr. White The minatea of : °fihe; iaat maeiing Wer* t&eif read and conarmed t ,. af tes , .^^M^vQjrawaer jraadt hia monihly ,XB|IOE-t aa iollow 3 :_ , ...:.". | ,:. '- " The/main ir jjn'k, ; line iC in, Jtpleri ;ble B j?^!r»j^ ae feq J uiring.constant patch i ngj :/.; thai through Appleby has had a '-dee I bis. wpffc donjon it daring the past month, material has prevented Ghai ohstreet and Eichmond-alley being, dene, v-a8 w«jJc«n¥gVtinto the pit l fpr waSeft' udfoorinser uctioaa with regard to the" farae complained of by Mr Kelliqg,. have b6en i atteDjiled. j to t .tJ^Q I .coßt being" <-282; v 'Mr Canning haa oonaentedj toT \8i a y t l?iti IhexQ^penaa/oficuttiag on the north, side of the road, this being done it would! ba .advisable to relieve -\-s^%??^ifflf.^-ft.Wßtb J&Qa,-.- which dpee£ oot take the water by a culvert under \ :<s£ ft road i"^? he ?ew drain '\ ;A As ? he Clovee road was almost inlplssable irom "tHe growth of furze, the inhabi TJ , to h^Ujthe of - cmting^ome of it^the B^ard r s moie'tyj atfclQdiogeaWeri^Was'jgliSa 6d. | L :uiiWKe«xaoiihed ; toe drain^wfc'ioh was iat Ct »j|opi7J?rs w ggQ.by .the Board- throJgh Mr Kerr's section j [it jsjnow. jilted (up? aad overflows the land, and runs i^to c .••-.•M^tS^^WPe^ida wJiich-iMill hr n: " lake fcnis estra body of water,- i€ dan . ufe 9 rgliaved by .cutting a fresh one abiut _i6?ftolisios long, 'aad waich J Mr Rdss.< „updert akes to do for £7, -providing {he * Board wi!l'beafone-thi?c|tJieexpea c. Mr CSigglekowi-haa completed &is a , pofttrao^on :lbe Silk Tj :. should reeoauaend th^tWnclera be in-'"•"iriled-fbit gfayeHiagceritai^ Vteogtha |of 1 Mbia road, the road : incited woo jT&I f,L Jftllsy «o«aplainec|jof -by^Mir^rdrdan I as^ ..-.. beeis repaired.- I vvish would colae £ to some decision with, respect to &' oyaff^-^ al !* ri ? e » -W",.*e .main line in° uji W9flfl% i? Jwatly- avergpown with i t. [ [ a . i Spnog G?OV9' the York done has bead ' principally opefilSg a channel in the ; i; .-.?iSjiftK. d »JR i ll»B river from the wesfc£ .baag, ; aad: so; to. « protect the br'idge^the ■.. utaatecisl baa bean ' ttsed to jp^tal t ne road. In Pigeon Valley gravelling t6tke «xteatof £21 9s b'as Uen done, and/; the bridge on Stanley Brook road has-. beea Jogged over and widened. The Wai 61 £&l9a has been apeat-on Mr j[. •il'c9i b M^W* % .meet: an equivalent of, work done. ...I. wish for 'definite inatrucfeiona with regard to the drainage ;. byi Mr- Johm Price's property in Pigeoo Valley, aa there ia a dispute as to'wfiere the water should go, and in the mean- 0 i, lime Uia damaging the road. The - wot-feiJioftie in Trass's Y?'ley % £7 19j 4d, to warda which the Board, haakpr<jmi^d to qpntribata two-thirds. With : i fjespeofi to. the protective "works at Bell Grove a contract haa been let to Mr Bdddington for oatting a channel anil , /Jgs«, ? Qlll«sg the road with the metdl taken oal thai ia fit, for 18s a chain.: The groin has not beeo let as the mpn|- : key was i in. use at Stoke., Mr Coße^s . has completed bis contract on Thorpe and . Orinoco road for £45. The amounts spent in the different Biibj- '*- districta are as follows:— Stoke, £29 ■' idi 6d; .Waimea Eaat, £101 8s 4rf ; : Spring Gjcov.B, £79 3s 6J; Wakefiell <0£26 i 8 3d; Waimea West, £s^; "T)ovd. i| ule, £66 12a V ; j f . ,, Resolved—That Mr Ross's ofter bk accepted, and fchafc lenders for gravel]- . •idling oa the Moatere hills be invited '•when suitable weather ' arriv^a. I "' Resolved ,;^;That v of. -the tenders : for a ; new bridee at Prett{ Bridge, atreatn, Mr Midgley'a,.at £98 iibe 1 accepted. *; .',.". " ,' I ; The Surveyor produced section >o\ .water couwe as recently levelled, rel quired to drain Mr Hitl'a land, ai Spring Grove, showing that ' 'the 'land is much below the surface of the row nj ; ro 4 d t nec^asitating a eorisiderablej length of deep sinking to drain jti Resolved—That prdvirfed Mrfliil will! do ihe rest, the Board will deepen the! , watercourse where it crosses the road. | ; Tjhe_ following .resolutions, 'traety-i milted by tbe chairman of tha lale! meeting of rotepayeirs at Richmond! (P. Killing Esq ), were read:— ' " j / A '^ r A avi »S esanainedtfie bal-^ ance-eheet of the-Waimea Road Board! this meeting finds, that the receiptsofj .the Board have not been expended in ! equaL proportion and on a just princi-j pie. . 7 " ! J; 2. Rates which have been paid in j y ibis sub-district have been expended! by the Board in another, and this! meeting most strongly protests against such proceedings for the future. I • 3. As there are many public roads in \ this aub'diatrict which have never been made,' this meeting is of opinion that cot only all rates" paid hera, but also a fair proportion of the Govern men t \ grant, should be expeaded in the dia- i triot for tbe making of them. I 4. That the foregoing resolutions be sent by the chairman of this meeting j to the Chairman of the Road Board, i with the request tbat-be will lay the same beforia the nest meeting of the Road! Board. ; Considerable discussion ensued, aud ' after several propositions had been : made, the subject was postponed. - .A letter .was received from the Miniater of Public Works stating that fine sum of £500, recommended by the Chairman of tbe County Council: for that portion of the road from Nelson

to Westporfi within the Waimea dis- ; triot baa been placed &% the disposal of ',the Board for 6hk -work. A lefi^j- |rora /tha Clerk of the CquDjCU alat^d th^: proposed, work is.^anaw road aacsnding from Bell Groye-to the top of tfee .ridge, ,a,t NjQhbfaon^ Well, ao gradient to exceed iinj^^nd the road tb be | 14f| jwiije ;" alap that period ioalrejlorta OP P r °greßa and 'character rpf the* wbrks be Bant in. Seeolved—Tbat in I acknowledging these letteFa-it be stated , that the Board will comply with; the 'specified condition?. .-< o i ,v.-, J Letters . were recaive^ from the CoHii .onial Treasurer, requeatipg; a iStbteraent of the assets and tiabilities of {the Board on Jone 30, to lay before #arU«ment,.and Jfrom the Colbaiai 'Seoretary requesting a nominal roll of offiv cera employed by „". the. Board wi6n ' salaries and -allow anceej' also the pay and allowances to merabera,,of the jßo^rdr the ..Sebretac^was di-: rectedte prepare 'aad forward. |..,i..4a^BWer iwa'sj received froba E. Qrr, |£ontatmog some ; further information as to the erection ot. -^•Wges-andcalvertß; "The "Secretary was directed to thank Mr Orr for the same., : . t '~"\ ' _. .„ ; ! A -letter was received fr,6oi the; Executor r .of_ r tlie, r l^a Sir D;-Monro,: reqaestio^aiiistbncd in the erection of certain protective works at Bearcroft, ■ with the. view £of: remedy ing the damage done by a late eruption of ihe !river^whicJi_damage_!a alleged lo have be^en .ca.usedjby the : Board's .l^glect in I not protecting the road lying between the river and that property. t ; Resolved --That ' ifiw:\ Board, pot bjiog; a River Board, disclaims a;ny iJiabilityfor damaKa done by lKeriver : to '"private property^ w,hile", the very bumeroos balls on the "funds, at, their "cotntaabd 'for road# 'required" forpublic ose forbids' them incurring expenses on' unused roads, , i ; ! V /X, , <A letter was receive5 ro fr6ai L the' Minister of PiibßcrWbris, stating thaC representations. have been made to him o/^he dangerous condition of the:Wair|oa -br4dge r whieh ( -unless repaired or pulled ; down,: is; likely to be i carried' away; by 1 a kfiyy floods : Atf; tbi^ would, ;,cau;Be; 'serious damage^ to .fche',.' railway -, bridge, theßpard's imme^Jiftte attaation iacallbd fq the. matter, ia the thope thafi ehey i-will take the necessary stepa'V ■ ' "^ j IResolved— r That the Hon., . the. Miniater. be : Tn formed _';. thafc v aa Beriouainc6WenteQce would arise frdm the removal pf this, bridge ,,t;hg f ßoa|rd will, a(a ( f ajfai it , is in jtheir pqw L er, es e$ t themselves} to. keep it safe fort:itEaffi|c, : i; but hope that! the GoverQmdiit: will see their way at (he earliest opportunity \o I provide fuqds ''fpr 'erupting, a new one, and. that the Fepreaentativea of tbe district, be requested to give such |a measure theit support. ; ':o u.i m . j Resolved-H-That the thanks of this Board be conveyed to Mr Barnicoat fqr ( the many and valuable 'services given -during the "time he was connected with it. ' »L. "vV. /-. I - Jlesolved — That a special meeting be 'held on Saturday, 14th instant, at thje usual hour, to further consider tbie Highways Act, with reference i^ rtbp circular lately received from 0 ibe Colonial Secretary,; requesting suggesrfeious towards the iraming of a Colonial Road Act, and that the neighboring (Road Boards be communicated with, inviting them to send deputations to confer with this Board" on the subject, also the Chairman and Secretary of the :.:Waimea County CodnciU ; !i J ' ] '-' Warrants- Were signed, for £399 3s. |